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Chapman v Queensland Police Service [2016] QDC 141 — Sentence — Barrister AI

Chapman v Queensland Police Service

[2016] QDC 141

District Court of Queensland

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › SENTENCE
3. › POSESSION OF A DANGEROUS DRUG
4. › APPEAL
5. › whether sentence of 2 months imprisonment wholly suspended for possession of a dangerous drug offence manifestly excessive
6. › where quantity of dangerous drug, cannabis, was 0.5 of a gram.
1. Criminal Law
2. › SENTENCE
3. › RELEVANCE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
4. › DISPROPORTIONALITY OF SENTENCE
5. › considerations relevant to exercise of discretion
6. › where sentence imposed reflected criminal history accumulated over time
7. › where sentence imposed disproportionate to gravity of subject offence.
1. Criminal Law
2. › SENTENCE
3. › PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS
4. › where term of imprisonment imposed
5. › where contemplated sentence of imprisonment was not communicated to defence by Magistrate
6. › where submissions regarding appropriateness of imprisonment not sought by Magistrate.

Case Details

Citation[2016] QDC 141

CourtQDC

JurisdictionQueensland

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